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Peewee Football Players Prefer to 'Whip' and 'Nae Nae' over Playing Football. Finding Nemo: First Day of school. Teach. And Teach Well. - Leading, Learning, Questioning. On Monday, school starts.

It’s been an odd week—one filled with both the excitement that surrounds the start of a new school year and the reality of how hard real life can be. Instead of driving me down, though, those tough realities I’ve come across have brought back a text I first discovered nearly 10 years ago. Kyle Lake, the late former pastor at a church in Waco, TX, passed away suddenly in 2005, and what follows is the conclusion to the last sermon he prepared.
The Intentional Innovation Manifesto. Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work.

Fifty people were asked the question: “If there is one thing you can change in your body, what would it be?” Every adult in the video wanted to change something in their body. The kids answers will give you an amazing perspective. How about you? How would you answer the question?
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A couple of weeks back we dedicated our son to the Lord at church. As we stood before our church family and God, and vowed to raise him, by God’s grace and help, to know, love, and serve the Lord; he yelled at the top of his tiny lungs “Down! Down! Down!”. He flailed his surprisingly strong body in attempts to escape my grasp and reach the freedom of running wild in the sanctuary. I held tightly to the frantic child, discretely stuffing animal crackers into his mouth as our pastor eloquently went about introducing the other families and children. Just as our pastor instructed the church family to bow their heads in prayer over these little ones, my dear precious son lost any scrap of patience he had left and yelled–loudly–through the entire prayer. Our church family has a good sense of humor.

‘For one week we helped every traveller in need!’ KLM #happytohelp. ‘For one week we helped every traveller in need!’ KLM #happytohelp. Tweetable - The Extreme LEAPers. A Letter To My Son's Future Teacher - The Extreme LEAPers. Studio C - Worst Teacher Ever. "I Teach For Seven Straight Hours In Stilletos And Never Stop Smiling"—What Stock Photos Tell Us About Teaching. The Power of a Written Word - Crissy Lauterbach. (2) BuzzFeed Video. (2) BuzzFeed Video. One Stitch Closer: Veronika empowers other women. Your Words Matter.
I had a teacher who once told me I would most likely be a college dropout.

The Power of Quiet~ Changing Perspectives and Opening Minds. I have learned many things from being a parent.

Some things I expected to learn, like how to make the best macaroni and cheese or how to do laundry, read a book and cook dinner all at once. These are the things parents expect to learn in the throws of parenthood, these are the easy parts. Fortunately, parenting runs deeper, parenting teaches us about sacrifices, differences and perspectives. Our daughters are perfect replicas of my husband and me. The daughter most like me is alive and happy in the throws of people.
5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious.

5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious by Terry Heick Note this post has been updated from original publishing in February of 2013 Understanding where curiosity comes from is the holy grail of education.

Education, of course, is different than learning. Education implies a formal, systematic, and strategic intent to cause learning.
RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. 12 Funny Videos About Teaching and Learning. The following videos are great resources for school administrators to use during faculty/staff development meetings to promote laughter or encourage reflection on school practices related to teaching and learning.

I hope you enjoy these videos as much as I do! Follow on Twitter @Dr_TravisBurns 1. The Importance of Objectivity in Grading Practices 2.
Kid President Needed A Pep Talk. Thank God I wasn’t college material. And Then I Met A Teacher. He met a teacher, and it changed everything.

Jim Wengo was fresh out of high school when he started working at the local butcher shop. But his high school agriculture teacher, John Krivokapish, had other plans for him. When he heard of an area college work study program for those who could score well on a civil service exam, Mr. Krivokapish walked into the butcher store and told Jim’s boss he needed to borrow him for a couple of hours. Removing the blood stained apron, Jim followed his teacher to the local college where he took an exam on the spot.
20 Movies Every Educator Should See.